Call of Duty®: Black Ops

68 achievements

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Very Rare×10

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Uncommon×13

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About Call of Duty®: Black Ops's achievements

Call of Duty®: Black Ops has 68 Steam achievements, 37 of them ultra-rare — unlocked by under 5% of players. The rarest is "Shooting on Location", earned by just 1.2% of players. Across 3 SteamVault hunters who reached 100%, full completion takes a median of about 43 hours. Below is the complete achievement list with global rarity and a full achievement difficulty breakdown.

Rarest achievement

1.2%

of players earned "Shooting on Location"

SteamVault 100%s

members fully completed it

Median to 100%

43h

typical time to full completion

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All Call of Duty®: Black Ops achievements

68 achievements

Shooting on Location

In Call of the Dead, kill 10 zombies with one Scavenger shot from over 100 feet away

Ultra Rare1.2%

Time Travel Will Tell

In Shangri-La, acquire the focusing stone.

Ultra Rare1.2%

One Giant Leap

In Moon, become trapped in the Receiving Area and free yourself through resurrection in co-op.

Ultra Rare1.2%

Perks in Spaaaaace!

In Moon, purchase every perk in one game.

Ultra Rare1.2%

Ground Control

In Moon, prevent each excavator from breaching the base in one game.

Ultra Rare1.2%

Small Consolation

In Shangri-La, use the 31-79 JGb215 on each type of zombie.

Ultra Rare1.3%

Big Bang Theory

In Moon, gain sweet, sweet, revenge.

Ultra Rare1.3%

Stuntman

In Call of the Dead, make a zombie explode using the V-R11

Ultra Rare1.4%

Sacrificial Lamb

Kill 6 zombies after getting shot by a Pack-a-Punched Crossbow bolt.

Ultra Rare1.5%

Space Race

In Ascension, Pack-a-Punch a weapon by round 8.

Ultra Rare1.5%

Ensemble Cast

In Call of the Dead, send the crew to Paradise in co-op

Ultra Rare1.5%

Cryogenic Slumber Party

In Moon, complete Richtofen's grand scheme.

Ultra Rare1.6%

Chimp on the barbie

In Ascension, kill a space monkey with a fire trap.

Ultra Rare1.7%

Fully Armed and Operational

In Moon, acquire 3 pack-a-punched weapons at the same time.

Ultra Rare1.7%

Light Foot

Escape the ship with 2:15 left on the timer in Veteran.

Ultra Rare1.9%

Stand-in

In Call of the Dead, send the crew to Paradise in solo or co-op.

Ultra Rare1.9%

Easy Rhino

In Dead Ops Arcade, use a Speed Boost to blast through 20 or more enemies at one time.

Ultra Rare2.0%

Closer Analysis

Find all the hidden intel.

Ultra Rare2.2%

The Collector

Buy every weapon off the walls in a single Zombies game.

Ultra Rare2.2%

Blinded By the Fright

In Shangri-La, kill a Shrieker zombie while blinded by it.

Ultra Rare2.2%

Zomb Disposal

In Shangri-La, dispose of a Napalm zombie without it harming any players.

Ultra Rare2.2%

With extreme prejudice

Get to the POW compound in the Hind using only rockets.

Ultra Rare2.5%

Double Whammy

Destroy both helicopters with one Valkyrie missile from the deck of the ship.

Ultra Rare2.5%

Quiet on the Set

In Call of the Dead, cut the lights on the Director

Ultra Rare2.5%

Monkey See, Monkey Don't

In Shangri-La, get something from the monkeys.

Ultra Rare2.5%

They are going THROUGH!

In Ascension, kill at least 5 zombies with 1 Gersh Device.

Ultra Rare2.9%

One Small Hack for a Man...

In Moon, hack something.

Ultra Rare2.9%

Burn Notice

Complete "Rebirth" and "Redemption" on Veteran difficulty.

Ultra Rare3.4%

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Hidden achievement — tap Reveal secrets to spoil

Ultra Rare3.4%

Not Today

Complete "Crash Site," "WMD," and "Payback" on Veteran difficulty.

Ultra Rare3.6%

It's your funeral

Complete "Numbers," "Project Nova," and "Victor Charlie" on Veteran difficulty.

Ultra Rare3.7%

Double Trouble

Use only dual wield weapons to escape Kowloon.

Ultra Rare3.9%

Down and Dirty

Complete "SOG" and "The Defector" on Veteran difficulty.

Ultra Rare3.9%

The eagle has landers

In Ascension, escape on all 3 lunar landers.

Ultra Rare4.0%

Frag Master

Kill 5 enemies with a single frag grenade in the campaign.

Ultra Rare4.2%

Russian bar-b-q

Incinerate 10 enemies with the flamethrower attachment in the POW compound.

Ultra Rare4.7%

Cold Warrior

Complete "Operation 40," "Vorkuta," and "Executive Order" on Veteran difficulty.

Ultra Rare5.0%

I hate monkeys

Kill 7 monkeys in under 10 seconds in the Rebirth labs.

Very Rare6.2%

Hands Off the Merchandise

Kill the Pentagon thief before it can steal your load-out.

Very Rare6.6%

BLACK OP MASTER

Complete the campaign on Hardened or Veteran difficulty.

Very Rare7.0%

???

Hidden achievement — tap Reveal secrets to spoil

Very Rare8.5%

No Leaks

Make it through the NOVA 6 gas without dying on Rebirth Island.

Very Rare9.8%

Tough Economy

Use no more than 6 TOW guided missiles to destroy the tanks in the defense of Khe Sanh.

Very Rare9.9%

Pathfinder

Guide the squad through the Soviet outpost without them getting killed.

Very Rare10.2%

Slingshot Kid

Destroy all slingshot targets in 3 attempts.

Very Rare10.3%

Heavy Hand

Use the Grim Reaper to destroy the MG emplacement.

Very Rare12.7%

Mr. Black OP

Enter the Soviet relay station undetected.

Very Rare13.4%

Lord Nelson

Destroy all targets and structures while making your way up the river.

Rare21.6%

Unconventional Warfare

Use the explosive bolts to kill 30 enemies in the campaign.

Rare23.6%

Sally Likes Blood

Demonstrate killer economic sensibilities by taking down 3 enemies with a single bullet

Uncommon30.7%

"Insert Coin"

Access the terminal and battle the forces of the Cosmic Silverback in Dead Ops Arcade.

Uncommon32.1%

???

Hidden achievement — tap Reveal secrets to spoil

Uncommon33.6%

Vehicular Slaughter

Destroy all enemies on vehicles during the prison break.

Uncommon36.2%

Stand Down

Complete the campaign on any difficulty.

Uncommon39.2%

Up close and personal

Silently take out 3 VC.

Uncommon39.5%

Clarity

Crack the code.

Uncommon40.1%

Raining Pain

Rack up a body count of 20 NVA using air support in Hue City.

Uncommon43.9%

Never get off the boat

Find the Soviet connection in Laos.

Uncommon44.0%

Some wounds never heal

Escape the past.

Uncommon45.9%

The Dragon Within

Kill 10 NVA with Dragon's Breath rounds.

Uncommon47.3%

Broken English

Escape Kowloon.

Uncommon47.4%

SOG Rules

Retrieve the dossier and the defector from Hue City.

Uncommon49.3%

Looks don't count

Break the siege in the battle of Khe Sanh.

Common51.9%

A safer place

Sabotage the Soviet space program.

Common56.1%

VIP

Receive orders from Lancer.

Common59.7%

Give me liberty, or give me death

Escape Vorkuta.

Common60.7%

Death to Dictators

Take down Castro with a headshot.

Common63.2%

Sacrifice

Ensure your squad escapes safely from Cuba.

Common66.0%